Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
NihontoWatchNihontoWatchSukekane was a swordsman of Bizen Osafune in the late Edo period who served the Ikeda family of the Okayama Domain, and was a master of magnificent choji midareba. Nankai Taro Tomotaka praised him in the Shinto Mei Shuroku Volume 6, stating, "The tachi sugata has the style of Ko-Bizen, the kitae is fine and he tempers choji midare with the spirit of juka. The color of the ha is clear and deep blue at the bottom, while the top is bright and white. Both the ji and ha have a clean, smooth kitae and are splendid."
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Bizen-den · Bizen · around 1834-1872
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Bizen-den · Bizen
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| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Sukenobu祐信 | 1830-1844 | 0 |
| Suketaka祐高 | 1865-1868 | 0 |
| Sukeharu祐春 | 1864-1865 | 0 |
| Sukehiro祐廣 | 1854-1860 | 0 |
| Sukekane祐包 | 1868-1912 | 0 |
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Edo was the sword’s age of connoisseurship: the Hon’ami appraisers, the shogunal register of famous blades of 1719, and a thriving literature turned the sword into an object of study even as it ceased to be drawn in war.
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